The wine question of the day
Which vineyard was the only one to receive the Premieur Cru Classé Supérieur rating in the 1855 Bordeaux classification, making it the highest-rated vineyard in the Bordelais?
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Correct answer is: Château d'Yquem
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Château d'Yquem
World-famous wine estate in the Sauternes area (Graves, Bordeaux). In the 1855 Bordeaux classification, the château was the only one to be awarded the Premier Cru Classé Supérieur rating, making it the highest classified vineyard in the Bordelais. The château towers over the surrounding vineyards of Sauternes on a 75 metre high hill. Its 400th anniversary was celebrated in 1993. During English rule in Bordeaux from 1152 to 1453, it was owned by the English crown and then belonged to the French King Charles VII (1403-1461). A Jacques de Sauvage leased it in 1593 (which is...
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